Swept Away
by J. Haymore
Publication date: October 20th 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance, Suspense
Publication date: October 20th 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance, Suspense
He is everywhere. He surrounds me, permeates the air, wends his way under my skin. I can’t escape his strength, his intensity, his presence.
I’m trapped.
There’s nowhere to run.
Nowhere to hide.But even if I could escape…would I be strong enough to leave?
I needed something—something big—to get myself out of the rut I’d fallen into after the car accident that killed my sister. This sailing trip was meant only to mark a new chapter in my life. Until Ethan Williams stepped on board.
Ethan radiated confidence. His darkly handsome good looks and ocean-blue eyes mesmerized me. But it was the way he looked at me that drew me in. He wasn’t looking at my past or at my scars, but the real me behind all that baggage I was trying so hard to leave behind.
But Ethan had secrets—dark, dangerous secrets. I was trapped in the middle of the ocean in a tangle of lies, sex, and violence. The problem was, I was happy to be trapped forever…if it meant I could have him.
Warning: Swept Away is a 4-part serial. This story is messy and twisted and very, very sexy. It is not for people under 18.
I’m trapped.
There’s nowhere to run.
Nowhere to hide.But even if I could escape…would I be strong enough to leave?
I needed something—something big—to get myself out of the rut I’d fallen into after the car accident that killed my sister. This sailing trip was meant only to mark a new chapter in my life. Until Ethan Williams stepped on board.
Ethan radiated confidence. His darkly handsome good looks and ocean-blue eyes mesmerized me. But it was the way he looked at me that drew me in. He wasn’t looking at my past or at my scars, but the real me behind all that baggage I was trying so hard to leave behind.
But Ethan had secrets—dark, dangerous secrets. I was trapped in the middle of the ocean in a tangle of lies, sex, and violence. The problem was, I was happy to be trapped forever…if it meant I could have him.
Warning: Swept Away is a 4-part serial. This story is messy and twisted and very, very sexy. It is not for people under 18.
Ethan looks away from me and out over
the water. He doesn’t ask me where Emily and I lived after our parents
died—that’s usually the next question people ask. But I’m learning quickly that
Ethan is different from most people.
We both stare at the ocean for a minute. Finally, he says
in a voice so low I have to strain to hear it: “You asked me how I was tempted
here. The truth is, doing this…crossing this ocean…it’s something I need to
do.”
I nod but gaze at him questioningly, wodering what he
means by that. His expression has closed and turned remote, and he doesn’t meet
my eyes. There’s definitely a lot more behind that statement than he’s letting
on. I open my mouth to ask him, but the shuttered look on his face makes me
close it again. Shyness ultimately prevents me from prying further.
We sit in silence, gazing out over the open ocean. I
struggle against this craving, this pull to move closer to him. I haven’t felt
this drawn to someone since…well, ever.
Every single one of my senses is attuned to him. The nerves
on my skin buzz with awareness. My every breath is full of him. His body is
solid next to mine, and his heat washes over me. I remember the way his fingers
pressed against my lower back yesterday, and I hold my muscles tight to keep
from leaning toward him.
Taking a strand of my hair that the rising breeze has made
flutter over my cheek, he pushes it aside and tucks it behind my ear. I shudder
as his fingers brush over the shell of my ear, then I turn to him.
The softness of his expression fades and warms until
there’s undeniable heat in his blue eyes. Scorching heat that burns in places
inside me I never knew could feel so hot.
I gaze at him, spellbound, trying to figure him out, trying
to glean some understanding from his body language. He keeps giving me these
clues that he finds me attractive, but no one ever sees me that way, much less
guys as insanely appealing as Ethan, so my mind tries to deny the possibility.
My brain frantically scrambles, thinking of other reasons a man might look at me
like he wants to devour me whole—but it comes up with nothing.
Unbidden, my gaze moves from his eyes to his lips. They’re
slightly parted. His lips are so plump, so kissable.
I want to kiss him. I want him to kiss me. Desperately. My
tongue flicks out and swipes over my top lip. His gaze flickers to my mouth.
“Tara…”
I can’t tell if it’s a question or a statement, but I
answer him.
“Yes.” The word doesn’t sound like it came out of me—it
emerges low and sultry, full of longing and heat.
He flattens his hand on the deck behind me, bracing
himself, his arm a solid length of muscle along my back. My lips part,
releasing a sigh of anticipation.
And then he leans down to kiss me.
USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Haymore is the author of sexy historical and contemporary romance.
You can find Jennifer in Southern California trying to talk her husband into yet another trip to England, helping her three children with homework while brainstorming a new five-minute dinner menu, or crouched in a corner of the local bookstore writing her next novel.
You can find Jennifer in Southern California trying to talk her husband into yet another trip to England, helping her three children with homework while brainstorming a new five-minute dinner menu, or crouched in a corner of the local bookstore writing her next novel.
